He decided to call the police, his heart still pounding with fear.

Meaning: This sentence describes the person choosing to contact the police because they were still feeling scared and wanted help dealing with the strange noise.

Choice of Words: Decided means to make up one's mind about something. Call means to communicate with someone using a telephone. Police refers to the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public order and safety.

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He dialed the number for the police, his chest heaving with terror.

Meaning: He pressed the numbers on the telephone to contact the people who help keep us safe because his chest was rising and falling quickly and with effort because he was feeling extremely scared.

Choice of Words: Dialed means to press the numbers on a telephone to make a call. Number is a set of digits that represents a quantity or an amount. Police are people who help to keep us safe and enforce the law. Chest is the part of your body between your neck and your stomach. Heaving means rising and falling quickly and with effort. Terror is a feeling of extreme fear or dread.

He summoned the courage to contact the authorities, his body trembling with apprehension.

Meaning: He called for the ability to do something that was difficult or dangerous to contact the people who have power or control over a particular area or group of people because his physical structure was shaking or quivering because he was feeling afraid or worried about something that might happen.

Choice of Words: Summoned means to call for or bring someone or something. Courage is the ability to do something that is difficult or dangerous. Contact means to get in touch with someone. Authorities are people who have power or control over a particular area or group of people. Body is the physical structure of a person or animal. Trembling means shaking or quivering. Apprehension is a feeling of fear or worry about something that might happen.

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